CVE-2019-9042
** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in Sitemagic CMS v4.4. In the index.php?SMExt=SMFiles URI,...
An issue was discovered in Sitemagic CMS v4.4. In the index.php?SMExt=SMFiles URI, the user can upload a .php file to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by 404.php. This can only occur if the administrator neglects to set FileExtensionFilter and there are untrusted user accounts. NOTE: The maintainer states that this is not a vulnerability but a feature used in conjunction with External Modules
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Sitemagic CMS v4.4. In the index.php?SMExt=SMFiles URI, the user can upload a .php file to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by 404.php. This can only occur if the administrator neglects to set FileExtensionFilter and there are untrusted user accounts. NOTE: The maintainer states that this is not a vulnerability but a feature used in conjunction with External Modules
- Record
CVE-2019-9042- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Sitemagic CMS v4.4. In the index.php?SMExt=SMFiles URI, the user can upload a .php file to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by 404.php. This can only occur if the administrator neglects to set FileExtensionFilter and there are untrusted user accounts. NOTE: The maintainer states that this is not a vulnerability but a feature used in conjunction with External Modules
- Record
CVE-2019-9042- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18428 No score
An issue was discovered in Sitemagic CMS v4.4. In the index.php?SMExt=SMFiles URI, the user can upload a .php file to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by 404.php. This can only occur if the administrator neglects to set FileExtensionFilter and there are untrusted user accounts. NOTE: The maintainer states that this is not a vulnerability but a feature used in conjunction with External Modules
- Record
EUVD-2019-18428- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcp7-hqfr-j3f6
** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in Sitemagic CMS v4.4. In the index.php?SMExt=SMFiles URI,...
** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in Sitemagic CMS v4.4. In the index.php?SMExt=SMFiles URI, the user can upload a .php file to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by 404.php. This can only occur if the administrator neglects to set FileExtensionFilter and there are untrusted user accounts. NOTE: The maintainer states that this is not a vulnerability but a feature used in conjunction with External Modules.
- Record
GHSA-fcp7-hqfr-j3f6- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-9042 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sitemagic Cms, published February 23, 2019. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.03%, the 81st percentile.